Tag: Rhinophores

Chromodoris quadricolor nudibranch in frontal view with vivid orange border, blue-black stripes and orange rhinophores.
A colourful Nembrotha nudibranch with dark body, orange stripes, blue rhinophores and vivid red gill tufts crawls across an encrusted substrate.
A beautiful nudibranch with characteristic black-and-white longitudinal stripes and yellow accents crawls over red soft corals. The orange rhinophores and gill plumes are clearly visible, showing the typical morphology of this elegant sea slug.
A slender pipefish swims over the side of a spanish dancer. The Rhinophores aof the large Nudibranch are clearly vizible
A beautiful sea slug with characteristic blue dots and white lines on a dark background crawls over a colourful coral or sponge. The orange-red rhinophores are clearly visible and the slug displays its typical striped pattern.
The image shows a nudibranch from the family Nembrothidae, very likely Nembrotha chamberlaini, with its vivid red rhinophores.
A colourful nudibranch with characteristic orange-red gills and violet-turquoise body colouration crawls over sandy seafloor. The feathered gill structures are clearly visible, showing the typical morphology of this sea slug species.
A magnificent nudibranch with an undulating orange-and-white body and characteristic blue border fringe. The elegant gills and rhinophores are clearly visible as it glides across the reef.
A beautiful chromodoris nudibranch with vivid yellow-orange spots on a violet body and characteristic orange-red rhinophores (scent organs) crawls across the seafloor. The striking colouration and typical spot pattern make this nudibranch a popular subject for macro photographers.
Two nudibranchs with vivid, colourful gill tufts and rhinophores on sandy reef ground during mating. The sea slugs display their characteristic purple-red and white gills and typical sensory appendages on the head. A second nudibranch species is visible in the background.
A thecacera nudibranch with characteristic violet bands on its tentacles and body crawls across the sandy seafloor among seagrass and algae. The elegant sea slug displays its typical dorsal gill appendages and striking rhinophores.
A vivid orange nudibranch with characteristic black spots crawls across the sandy seafloor. The nudibranch displays its typical rhinophores (scent organs) and gills as it searches for food.